Exactly, which is way you see a lot of ex-players who have significant issues after leaving the NFL. They play hurt all the time with injuries we wouldn't dream of doing normal activities with . These guys sacrifice their bodies for their short window in the game .
He's on his contract year. They won't ship him out, they just won't re-sign him. Besides, we already have Ainge as our #2. I feel better having him in behind Center than Clemens at this point. With time, Ainge is already looking better than last pre-season.
I'm high on Ainge too. Backups are Backups, I know, but Ainge played very solid for a #3 QB who should be #2.